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    Info Request: Federal Employees Charging at Work

    Many of the agencies in the Washington area have installed L2s in parking garages. Perhaps the NIH is ahead of the game offering free charging: http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/pes/dats/parking/Pages/Electric-Vehicle-Pilot-Program.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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    Branch on LEAF

    Repair costs = $3k
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    Branch on LEAF

    Yea... It sent me a happy message that it was fully charged. I guess the car doesn't seem to care if it's crushed, but if you unplug it before it's charged...
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    Branch on LEAF

    Not a good idea...
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    WAPO EV Hater Universalizes Volt; Ignores Leaf

    Pure BS. Many good products have been destroyed by unfair FUD campaigns. Many unworthy products have succeeded by aggressive advertising. Perceptions play a large role in how we spend our money, especially for low volume items (things people purchase infrequently, like computers and cars)...
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    Electric ladyland: When battery cars were built for women

    "Electric ladyland: when battery-powered cars were built for women" http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/electric-ladyland-when-battery-powered-cars-were-built-for-women.ars" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I guess electric cars are supposed to be for women. Who knew?
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    Wanted: Automatic Switching for EVSE power from two Sources

    Yes. That's what you want. You could go with the Generac RTSX100A3 for about $350. It would be easy to get that to work, and they're widely available (e.g. Home Depot).
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    Leviton Evr-Green EVSE Info/Pics

    Here's my install. I gave up on the idea of an outdoor installation and decided to mount it indoors. I may add a second mount plate outdoors at a later date. I also found it useful to mount the unit 3" from the wall. This makes more room for the cord below. I also added a 30A 2-pole...
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    How Green Are Electric Cars? Depends on Where You Plug In

    The benefits of the removal of local pollution seems to be always neglected in these articles. While global CO2 pollution is important, it's the local pollution that's making us sick and killing the elderly.
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    Building a mobile L2 charger

    That's what the design I posted above is based on (Magnum MS4448PAE). But you also need the rest of the infrastructure (e.g. batteries, ACR, voltage controller, equilizer, meters,...)
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    What oil subsidies?

    Only in crazy conservative land.. Conservatives always are supposed to press for fairness and responsibility and lower taxes, thus ending welfare for gas guzzlers must be portrayed as an unfair tax increase.
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    Building a mobile L2 charger

    That's a great idea. Does anyone sell a CAN bus communicator? Does anyone know how to do this? Do we have all the relevant specs? I think the basic requirements should be: 1. Less than 1000 lbs and less than $10,000, compact. 2. One shot rapid battery to battery charge dump (higher voltage...
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    Building a mobile L2 charger

    A few points: It's not only for base camp. It's also a "rescue" vehicle, or a range extender in general. There are lots of potential uses. If you put the batteries in the LEAF itself, you can nearly double its range. Most of the time, the extra batteries in the vehicle (about 22 kWh) would...
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    Building a mobile L2 charger

    I have two thoughts on this. One idea is to add a PTO to a diesel van, and use both alternators to produce enough power to run the EVSE. The van would need to be running while charging. The second idea (design posted above) is to have enough extra battery to run the charger quietly for 5...
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